Just a quickie for the morning: we're still working on the whole pattern and rhythm thing, but let me tell you, Aden's sheer aversion to napping has reached a fever pitch. For the last two days, he has fully resisted both morning and afternoon naps, which means most of his day from 11:00 on has been a slow (or not so slow, in patches) meltdown. We've got plans, schemes and strategies going on, though. We will take down this nap resistance!
Yesterday, we had a visit from our adoption agencies social worker, just to see how Aden's adjusting to his new home. She agreed with everyone who's seen him so far, and says that he's a well-adjusted super-cutie (good thing she visited in the morning!).
This morning was particularly great - after another 12-hour marathon sleep, Aden awoke at 5 a.m. After a quick change and bottle, he was good to go. And go he did! There was plenty of playing, standing, wobbling, chasing the cats (he almost caught Dudley, who was particularly lethargic today), falling on his butt - all sorts of good stuff. Then, we topped it off with a nice meal of oatmeal mixed with blended apples, blueberries and bananas. Melissa came down to join in the breakfast action, and as a special treat, Aden got his hands on some REAL bananas. Which meant, essentially, that Aden got to cover his entire body and highchair in a slimy banana paste as he waved his arms around in the air (he waved them like he just didn't care, to borrow a phrase). Yum!
And now, now is the changing of the guard, as I head to the shower and Melissa gets the dog and the kid ready for a nice morning walk. Good times.
I promise to upload some photos of the banana slime fest this evening, so you can all witness the carnage first-hand.
1 comment:
Jeremy you should write a book, parents book on what can be expected during the banana feast
reading your updates keeps me smiling all day.
love mom b
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